Timeline

2018+ Vivendi signs a consultancy contract with Simon Fiduciaria for the exercise of the voting rights on 19.9% of Mediaset's shares.+ Mediaset and Sky Italia sign a multi-year commercial agreement aimed at extending the coverage of Premium channels on the satellite pay-TV platform+ The merger by incorporation of Videotime S.p.A. with Mediaset S.p.A. is completed.

2016+ Strategic agreement with Vivendi that signs a binding contract for 100% of Mediaset Premium+ Vivendi fails to respect the agreement and launches a hostile bid with the acquisition of 28.8 % of Mediaset's ordinary stock+ Mediaset sues Vivendi at the Civil Tribunal in Milan+ AgCom, Consob and the Milan's Prosecutor's Office examine the operation+ Radiomediaset is established which, with R101, Radio 105, Virgin Radio and a partnership with RMC, becomes Italy's largest commercial radio group

2015+ Spain's Telefonica buys an 11.1% stake in Mediaset Premium+ An agreement is signed guaranteeing Mediaset exclusive access in Italy to the films and TV series of the tow leading US majors, Warner and Universal+ Following the refusal of Sky Italia to accept the payment of retransmission fees, the Mediaset channels of the satellite platform are encrypted

2014+ Mediaset gains exclusive rights, across all platforms, to the Champions League for the three-year period 2015-2018

2011+ Premium Play, a new non-linear service makes its debut, replacing Premium Net Tv+ The plan for the merger by incorporation of Ei Towers in DMT is approved+ The thematic channels Mediaset Italia 2 and Cartoonito begins broadcasts+TgCom24 becomes also an all news channel on digital terrestrial and on satellite, while also continuing to operate on the web and mobile

2009+ Mediamond, a new sales company for online advertising is set up + TivųSat, Italy's first free satellite platform (in which Mediaset has a 48.25% stake), is launched+ Thanks to its stakes in Cuatro and Digital Plus, Mediaset Espaņa becomes Spain's leading commercial TV operator

2008+ Mediaset acquires Taodue, a leading production company of high quality TV drama + Mediaset Premium launches Premium Gallery (films and TV series) and Disney Channel and Premium Calcio 24 start up

2007+ Mediaset gains control of the Dutch production company Endemol from Telefonica + Acquisition of Medusa Film (film production and distribution)+ Launch of Iris, the free-to-air thematic channel for quality cinema

1984+ Arnoldo Mondadori Editore sells Retequattro, which joins Canale 5 and Italia 1+ The three-channel hub is given the name RTI+ The advertising sales company Publitalia '80, the production company Videotime and signal distribution company Elettronica Industriale are established